Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wish I knew even one Irish folk, they have one of the best heritage around.
@ 12:58 PM ---> Tuesday, March 16, 2010
(Copied from The Insider)Just got back from watching Extraordinary Measures in the theater (this was the only one among the few good movies that we haven't seen). My take on it? It was okay. Seemed more like a TV movie than a feature length film for me. There was also a seeming lack of character development, deep chemistry between actors, texture, tension, drama, and proper "villains" in the film. It would have been better if the protagonist in the movie, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser), was bookending the story with a narrative. The highlight of the whole thing, at least for me, was finally figuring out the mix of temperaments and how they well they worked with each other. Dr. Stonehill (Harrison Ford) was obviously a Melancholic the way he went around with his meticulous and analytical work, his dealing with people reveals an underlying second temperament of the bossy Choleric while Crowley, although dominantly more of the laid-back-nice-guy, Phlegmatic, his secondary Choleric temperament put him at loggerheads with Stonehill during crucial moments of their research. It's hard to explain these things at times but that's how I enjoyed the remainder of the film. My mom seemed to thoroughly enjoy it though, she wiped away a tear at the end of the film if I'm not mistaken. I wouldn't say I recommend seeing it on the big screen probably on DVD would be enough.
* Check out also the review in Plugged In Online for more insightful reactions to this movie.
Labels: entertainment, movies, reviews
Monday, March 15, 2010
"Beware the Ides of March!" Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, was assassinated 2,056 years ago today.Wala lang. Learned it just in time before the close of day.
* Image lifted from Karen's Whimsy page.
The Great Day of His Wrath (1851-1853) oil painting on canvas by John Martin.I assume people in general would look at me strange if they heard about my current interest in the end times that's why I keep quiet about this subject around folks except for a few. This was two, maybe three years ago, nowadays I still maintain some silence about the subject unless asked.
What changed the attitude you may ask is the fact that the times are already reflecting what was written thousands of years before even Christ was born and witnessed to himself by Jesus (this were references to the big picture so that objective and open-minded readers would be able to coordinate history and current news with season they were referring to). Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles (non Jews), also referred to events marking the end times although it was mostly for the consumption of the Church or body of believers. As if the combination of these body of evidences is not enough other references to the end times coming from the ever growing religion of Islam (which is also outside the Q'uran but just as interesting) and how it's shaping the political landscape of the Middle East, specifically Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's theology and its influence on the policies in Iran; beliefs on the end times by world religions, specifics setting the stage for the one world government (soon to be headed by one global leader), one world currency, and one world religion would give you a clue that we're exactly at the time they're referring to. These aren't conspiracy anymore. I could point out to other tons of of evidence pointing out the direction the world is headed* (World War III and a worldwide holocaust to put it simply) but you would think me mad so it would best to just start with the presented links. Whether we like it or not history is already drawing to a close and no amount of denial on the part of anyone would delay the inevitable. What we're watching out for right now is the attack on Damascus by Israel and a 5 country faction invasion of Israel headed by Russia. Even now we who are watching are admonished, "When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." (Luke 21:28) It's like seeing the dark clouds forming in the horizon as a warning signaling the coming rain. Are we not to do something it?
If like me, you're already seeing the signs I suggest that you best get yourself ready to plan your escape. This is not a loony suggestion as you've already come this far. The lines are already being drawn and people will be made to choose sides. The most important question is: which side will you choose?
* Some of the most glaring warnings, believe it or not, can be seen in trends in popular media (think of it as something like legal notices in newspapers), easy for people to gloss over but still significant for those who knows where to look.
Labels: awesome, curios, discovery, history, new year countdown, reminiscing, theology
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Remember any Abbott and Costello jokes? No? I don't blame you 'cause neither do I except for this one that got a huge exposure and reruns from various Hollywood movies (shows you how bankrupt writers are today). This blog filler's lifted from another site based their famous sketch "Who's on first?" updated to read something like this:ABBOTT and COSTELLO: Costello Buys A Computer
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, lets just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.
COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!
ABBOTT: Real One.
COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 & 4. Can I watch them?
ABBOTT: Of course.
COSTELLO: Great! With what?
ABBOTT: Real One.
COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?
ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".
COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?
ABBOTT: The blue "1".
COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?
ABBOTT: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W" is Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!
ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.
COSTELLO: It is?
ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.
COSTELLO: And that word is real one?
ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office.
COSTELLO: STOP! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
A FEW DAYS LATER . .
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on "START"..........
* Click Here for Audio of the Original "Who's On First" Routine.
Labels: comedy routine, mac, pc
Thursday, July 02, 2009
"Unknown Lifeform in North Carolina Sewer!" the latest viral video to hit the intertubes sounds like the title of a B-movie (you can read the initial account here) but Gizmodo, the gadget blog, finally posted a report about the findings as released by DeepSeaNews.com who sent the video to Dr. Timothy S. Wood (an expert on freshwater bryozoa and an officer with the International Bryozoology Association) who had this to say, to quell the panic:
Thanks for the video – I had not see it before. No, these are not bryozoans! They are clumps of annelid worms, almost certainly tubificids (Naididae, probably genus Tubifex). Normally these occur in soil and sediment, especially at the bottom and edges of polluted streams. In the photo they have apparently entered a pipeline somehow, and in the absence of soil they are coiling around each other. The contractions you see are the result of a single worm contracting and then stimulating all the others to do the same almost simultaneously, so it looks like a single big muscle contracting. Interesting video.
Ok, so they're Tubifex worms (said to inhabit organically polluted waters). But what if it's a ruse? What if it's really one growing mass of unknown lifeform that escaped the government's clutches? When will we start calling Mulder and Scully?!
Labels: awesome, cool, curios, discovery, nature, new, uh-huh
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
This one came as a surprise for me seeing our own Filipino folklore reaching halfway across the globe and starring as the main monster in a UK/South African production horror movie. While it features one of the coolest actors evar, Billy Zane, it also stars veteran actor, Joel Torre, who also gives a bit of background in this blog. Check out their facebook page, be a fan or something. Will post my thoughts about the impact of this movie in a post later.
Labels: awesome, curios, entertainment, movies
Monday, June 29, 2009
